Chapter 326: A Day Off? That Doesn

The next day.

Han Fei contacted the media early in the morning, hoping to make public the methods the criminals used this time, using the media to warn more people to guard against such traps.

As for the person to be interviewed by the media, it was naturally Xu Mo.

After all, Xu Mo is practically a celebrity, so the media are even more willing to interview him, because any interview about Xu Mo is guaranteed to generate traffic!

That's a win‑win.

The media get traffic, and the Police promote the new trafficking method to prevent anyone else from falling into the trap.

Using Xu Mo's celebrity effect for publicity will surely achieve more with less effort, and the promotional impact will be far better than interviews with anyone else.

Han Fei called Xu Mo into the office.

"When the reporters arrive, go ahead and take the interview, expose the criminals' methods this time, educate everyone about this new trafficking technique, raise citizens' vigilance, and after it's done I'll give you a day off, so you don't have to come back this afternoon."

A day off?

Xu Mo replied that since he arrived at the Police Station there hasn't been any talk of a day off… Cases come one after another, never stopping, so not only is a day off impossible, even a normal break is hard to guarantee.

Moreover, Xu Mo now has the Turtle Breathing Technique, so sleeping only two hours a day is enough to keep his energy full.

Whether he gets a day off or not makes no difference to him; his leisure time is already maxed out…

10 a. m.

Media outlets of all kinds arrived at the Police Station, equipped with all sorts of gear, ready to interview Xu Mo.

Among them were not only legal and social news programs, but also media specializing in entertainment news, and even the renowned Shock Department.

Moreover, the majority of the arriving media were entertainment‑news outlets.

For a moment, the Police Station's main gate was packed to the brim.

"Whoa… this is really lively; our Police Station has never been this bustling."

"Why are even entertainment‑news outlets here? Weren't we supposed to publicize the new trafficking method? That doesn't seem to fit entertainment news."

"It's unrelated, but they're clearly after Xu Mo. Even though he no longer does live streams, his online popularity hasn't faded; interviewing him is a traffic key… Still, that's fine—entertainment news draws even more traffic, so if they promote this new trafficking method, more people will see it."

"That's true; before, contacting media was always a hassle, and hardly any outlet wanted to interview us. Now we're basking in Xu Mo's glow…"

Those words sounded a bit bittersweet.

But that's the reality—when the Police try to publicize useful information to the masses, there's almost no avenue.

Even many officers in various jurisdictions have been forced to go online for work, registering short‑video accounts to post anti‑scam guides and various crime‑fighting clips.

Meanwhile.

Xu Mo was being bombarded with all kinds of questions by a group of reporters.

"Why did you choose to become a police officer? Could you share your thought process?"

Xu Mo pushed the microphone away from his mouth; it was about to be jammed into his face!

"There's no particular journey; I mainly want to fight crime and uphold justice."

"Really? I don't believe you."

…

"Recently, rumors spread online that Yang Jingxuan entered your villa at midnight in a disheveled state. Do you have anything to say about that?"

"What requirements do you have for your partner?"

"Fans are clamoring for you; do you plan to venture into the entertainment industry?"

"I heard the Sky Eye Operation program is about to film its third season; will you cameo again then?"

"May I ask…"

…

Han Fei, what kind of media did you bring? Weren't we supposed to publicize the new trafficking method to prevent more victims? These questions are absurd! Xu Mo quickly corrected the interview's direction.

"We gathered everyone today mainly to publicize a new trafficking technique that appeared in yesterday's busted case, so that as many people as possible recognize this method and avoid falling victim. Let's skip any irrelevant questions."

The reporters still wanted to ask other things, but Xu Mo gave no cooperation.

Xu Mo refused to answer the irrelevant questions; the reporters, at a loss, resorted to asking about the case.

"What kind of trafficking case was it?"

"Yesterday our Police cracked a serial trafficking case, arresting four criminals and rescuing all fourteen victims, who have now all returned home. In this serial case, the perpetrators used the method of…"

…

As Han Fei had promised earlier.

After Xu Mo finished the interviews with all the media, he could go straight home and didn't have to return to the Police Station that afternoon.

However, just as Xu Mo had finished the media interview and hadn't had time to leave, another case arrived immediately…

Damn, that half‑day off is now impossible.

Xu Mo and the other officers were once again summoned by Han Fei, ready to be dispatched.

"I was supposed to give you a half‑day off," Han Fei promised. "What an inconvenience… but don't worry, I'll keep your leave for you; once the case is over, you'll get a full day off!"

Xu Mo just heard those words and didn't take them to heart at all.

A day off? It seems it'll never be meant for him…

Fine, he thought, consider it a chance to keep busy; a person can't be idle, idleness leads to decay.

Old Eagle Reservoir.

Upon arrival, the Police immediately set up a cordon.

The person who reported the case was a fisherman.

"Did you file the report? Where did you find the skull?" Han Fei asked.

The tanned man swallowed a mouthful of saliva and, with a look of lingering shock, nodded.

"I filed the report, the skull…" he pointed at the reservoir. "It was in the reservoir. When I hauled up my line just now, I saw that what I'd caught was a skull. I was so scared I lost my grip, and the rod slipped, throwing the fishing pole into the river."

When he heard that, Han Fei didn't find anything strange.

He also quite liked fishing.

A fisherman, you see, if the fish won't bite, anything else might be caught.

Even if others don't mention it, Han Fei alone has fished up all sorts of things in the river—wallets, keychains, underwear, shoes, branches, and so on.

"Before you let go of the fishing rod, do you still recall roughly where that skull was?" Han Fei asked again.

The man thought for a moment, then pointed to an area: "There, over there."

After glancing at the area the man indicated, Han Fei turned to the police officer behind him and said, "Send someone down to retrieve it."